“1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew
unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent
and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record
of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all
things that he saw.”
“3 Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time
[is] at hand. 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be]
unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to
come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5 And from
Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of
the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us
kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and
every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all
kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8 I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is,
and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
“9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and
in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is
called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus
Christ. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a
great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first
and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto
the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and
unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 12 And I turned to see the voice that
spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 And
in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man,
clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a
golden girdle. 14 His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as
white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet
like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as
the sound of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars:
and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance
[was] as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell
at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me,
Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I [am] he that liveth, and was
dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of
hell and of death. 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the
things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 20 The
mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the
seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven
churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven
churches.” (Revelation 1:1-20 AV)
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